Recent Blog Post

Story and photos by Ann Meyer The tip jar most street musicians plant with a few bucks to encourage donations is a fact of life for even the best musical performers in Chicago. Chicago can boast one of the world’s best orchestras and a summer fest that draws 100,000 music lovers, but hitting it big as a musician in the city of broad shoulders is a rarity. Donations largely fund the music scene here. Without generous gifts, institutions like the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera and Chicago Philharmonic might close their doors. But only a few performers are paid salaries, and average [...]

By Hallie Busta
When Nicolas Ibarzabal isn’t selling empanadas out of his newly launched food truck, he’s preparing his Argentine fare in a shared-used kitchen on the city’s West Side.
As co-owner of 5411 Empanadas, Ibarzabal joins a…

March 18, 2011Comments Off on Incubators help Chicago startups share costsRead More

Eight months after government-run insurance plans took effect for those with pre-existing conditions, many consumers aren’t aware of their existence, The New York Times reported. The plans, which were required by health care reform legislation and…

March 23, 2011Comments Off on State health plan covers pre-existing conditionsRead More

By Ann Meyer — Chicago photographer Jimmy Fishbein hasn’t forgotten the terrorist attacks that struck New York 10 years ago, where his photography studio was located at the time. Fishbein lost just about everything, including his…

September 10, 2011Comments Off on 10 years after 9/11, security still top of mindRead More

Search in Archive

Recent Comments

ABOUT US

L3C Chicago, L3C, owns and operates SmallBusinessExecutive (SmallBizChicago.com). The company also provides editorial services and consulting to media outlets and other organizations, including content strategy, editorial management, reporting, writing, editing and research.
The company launched SmallBizChicago.com in 2010 as a pilot project. Today it serves to showcase the company's capabilities while providing information and inspiration to other small businesses.
Now called SmallBusinessExecutive, the site provides the stories behind small businesses and also the lessons their owners have learned in an effort to inform, inspire and connect businesses and the public in Chicago and beyond.
Enjoy it!
Ann Meyer

Get in touch with us !

The easiest way to get in touch with us is by email. Shoot us a message and we'll be back to you shortly.